Bill Armstrong's triptych of Olympic Athletes commissioned by
Christopher Hyland to celebrate the London 2012 Olympics.
analogy is just right, for what knits his various talents and
interests together is a process he calls 'by way of these eyes,' a
form of aesthetic accumulation and filtering that informs the
textiles he produces, the rooms he designs, the magazine he
re-creates each month, and – as handsomely reflected in our
current exhibition at the American Museum – the photographs
he both collects and makes.
The most significant aspect of this third realm of Christopher's
life – his role as a collector – is that he doesn't collect in a vacuum.
The princely apartment that he and Constantino share on
7th Avenue in Chelsea is filled not only with his collection of
photographs but also with Hudson River landscapes, African
art, neo-classical statuary and decorative pieces, Hyland fabrics
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